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- Dictionarydecapitate/dɪˈkapɪteɪt/
verb
- 1. cut off the head of (someone): "with one swift movement, he decapitated the king"
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to cut off the head of a person or animal.
noun. decapitator. di-ˈka-pə-ˌtā-tər. dē- noun. Did you know? Decapitation is a quick and fairly painless way to go, so it was once considered suitable only for nobles like Sir Walter Raleigh, Mary Queen of Scots, and two of Henry VIII's unfortunate wives.
Decapitate definition: to cut off the head of; behead. See examples of DECAPITATE used in a sentence.
The verb decapitate comes from Latin de ”away” or “down” and caput “head.” Don’t confuse it with kaput, a German word that means “broken” or destroyed.” Of course, if someone were to decapitate you, you’d be pretty well kaput.
Definition of decapitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cut off the head of; behead. 2. To destroy or incapacitate (a government or organization, for example) by killing or removing its leader or leaders. [Late Latin dēcapitāre, dēcapitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots .] de·cap′i·ta′tion n. de·cap′i·ta′tor n.
verb. If someone is decapitated, their head is cut off. [formal] A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: behead, execute, guillotine, cut off the head of More Synonyms of decapitate. decapitation (dɪkæpɪteɪʃən ) Word forms: plural decapitations variable noun.
DECAPITATE meaning: to cut off the head of (a person or animal)
Decapitate definition: To destroy or incapacitate (a government or organization, for example) by killing or removing its leader or leaders.
to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution. Late Latin dēcapitātus, past participle of dēcapitāre, equivalent. to dē- de - + capit- (stem of caput) head + -ātus - ate. 1605–15. de•cap′i•ta′tion, n. de•cap′i•ta′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
